These flies are made with a organza ribbon as ribbing. I bought mine in a Panduro shop for next to nothing. This kind of shop has a lot to offer fly tyers. When rising to the surface or during the hatch the caddis has a shine to it, and this material adds that in a very good way. I am gonna tie these and have them up for sale this summer. I think they are gonna fish really well.

Some find it hard to secure the thread when tying muddlers or in this case the Streaking Caddis. The Streaking Caddis was created by the swedish master Lennart Bergquist. It is probably the most popular imitation for large caddis in Scandinavia.

I sometimes cut the tip of a plastic glove and use it to hide the deer hair. The photos are not shown in the right order in the slideshow. Sorry! You´ll understand anyway.

I must have tied thousands of this pattern. To make it a bit easier I use a lighter to burn the head into shape rather than use scissors. It is much faster, but it gives of a strange smell! After a little practice you can shape the head in any form you like. I use this technique on all deer hair flies. Just brush the remains of the head after burning…

A couple of times a year I go fishing in the mountains. I normally practise c & r, but on these trips I take one or two fish a day for dinner. There is nothing quite like fresh trout from a high altitude lake. The trout in these waters are used to a short season and smaller fish is constantly on the menu. It is not very often I fish streamers. When I do it is usually some kind of Muddler Minnow. The flies pictured here are by no means tied for display. These are purely meant to catch fish…I do not care about the way the wing looks. I normally twist the wing when the fly is finished. When I have caught enough for dinner it is time to turn the flies barbless and continue fishing.

I am sorry that this is written in norwegian, but it would be to much to translate. It is meant as a tribute to one of the best fly tyers/fly fishermen we know. His name is Staffan Lindstrøm, and has been a great inspiration for us for many years and still is.

When fishing for sea trout in the sea during spring sand worms are very effective. At times they are abundant, if you show up at the right time that is. This is a pattern I have used a few years and it has proven itself both to me and other anglers. Many sand worm patterns are extremely complicated and time demanding, but this is really simple. I find my tying materials everywhere and this particular yarn was obtained from a local knitting shop who were to close down. It comes in all the colours imaginable. I use some kind of glue or varnish under the body and usually I tie it on a saltwater hook. I sometimes put a layer of lead/tungsten wire under the body or I use a bead like the one pictured here. This might also be a good way to tie leeches for big browns…